Illness As Metaphor; And, Aids And Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag

Illness As Metaphor; And, Aids And Its Metaphors

Susan Sontag

180 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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This text is an examination of the fantasies concocted around conditions such as cancer and tuberculosis in our cultural history. The author argues that illness is not a metaphor and that the most truthful way of regarding illness - and the health...

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